Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-28
OLD FEELINGS REVIVED.
Old Veterans In Z W, " Before Jen Da'
Wis Break Ranks and Rush to
Touch His Hand.
Ell Minister Jackson's sp"ech EuioSiS'io "a
the Old Ohiefsain and Sympathetic
with the Lost Cause.
GEoRGIA's GREETING.

Macon. It was the last dag, but II was !
startling one. Everywhere throughout
the city Confederate flags were flying.
Everybody has from one to a dozen
y.dgss on his breast, lndlca-
cstive of love for Jeh
Davis and for the lost cause
buL still the leading and thinking people
here sSy that it means no disloyalSy I'd
the Union, inst it IS only last fsreWell
to the man VINO must soon leave this
world and to the cause these people
fought for under him The especlaI
feature of the celebration was the 60
called review Of Confederate veterans py
their ole Pre- sident MI Davis, with his
family and G number OF distinguished
Georgisns, was sitting oD the pJrch OF
Csptain Johnston's house, which stahos
In vast grounds st the summit OF Null
berry hill, when the procession wheeled
into the front carriage gate, intending 10
pass close by Mr.. Davis aud out st the
rear gate, out tie crowd soon had
swarmed over the fence and filed the en-
tire front lawn. Every fellow WAS
struggling TO push near TO
the porch and every voice was
straining to be heard above every otner
voice, shouting "Hurran for JEFF Davis. ;"
TIE arrangements that had been made 1or
reviewing the veterans were blown 10
kingdom come. What the crowd wanted
was see Jeff Davis himself, toucn MIN
if possible ana to worship at MS feet.
Old veterans broke ranks ana pegan
climbing upon the porch. Inc police
tried to pull them down but they shouted
back that all the policemen IN Georgia
could not keep them from shaking hands
with Jeff DAVIS. Mr.. Davis, whose sew
enty-ni years have left him IN very
feeble state, made desperate effort TO
snake hands over the porch railing with
every bsdy whom he could reach. VI the
5000 perhaps 200 managed to touch hanos
with MIR. DAVIS.
He then tore away from those VINO
sought to hold his hands and dangled
them over the railing. Whenever be id
this the crowd below would grab his
hands and some of the men who were
strong enough to keep others away stood
and held the thin and pale hands to their
lips and washed them with their tears.
Long hsired, bent old fellows crowded
right upon the shoulders of the men in
front of them, and piled over their heads
regardless Of everything but their one
Davis. They scrambled and fought aud
yelled and cried till Bedlam must have
been dense silence beside them; yet even
then the enthusiasm was not at its height.
l. wss not until somebody handed 6
ragged battle-fag of the Thirtieth Geor-
gia Regiment over the heads OF the
crowd tnat the storm blew its worst. Mr.
Davis graSped the tGtters Of the flag and
pressed them to his lips. This was the
signal for most violent breaking forth
The air was full of such expressions as
GOOD bless JEFF D avis !" "GOd bless the
fiae!" aad kindred sentiments. Men IN
the crowd below and men aud women on
the porch broke down uQder the strain
put upon their emotions, and IN moment
the entire multitude was in tears. The
old Confederate President waved the pat
tie torn sign over the heads OF the people
who yelled and threw their hats away and
cried ike so many children. Mrs. Davis
and her two daughters kissed the flag In
turn, and for eacn kiss 5000 hurrahs went
I'D. Mrs. Davis at last tore OF shred OF
the nag and placed it within the
bosom of her dress, Whereupor
8 perfect psndemonium of "God bless
youi" and similar shouts, was let loose
When the f.g was handed back to the
multitude the men snatched sill the tatteri
End pressed them warmly to their lips
Pretty soon Mr.. Davis rose and facing
the people in the attitude OF speech
maker managed haellV to bring about &
luli, IN which he Was heard by the very
nearest ones to say: "Friends and broth
ers, I am like that old eag, tattered {
torn by the storms and years. l love i
for its own sake and for yours. [ love
as memento Of what your fathers dit
and what they hoped you would do.
will see you ogs n" At this pom
another fag-one Of the original fsg
with the bars and eleven stars
WAS passed up, and Mr.. Davis an
his family kissed and wept owe
it. Presently Governor Gordon Dresse'
to the front of the porch, and after getting
silence, began speech which was IN
tended to take the attention OF the crow
from the feeble old msu who had becom
so thrilled and excited that ne tremole
violently. Under cover OF Governo
Gordou's speech Mr.. Davis was puf in
carriage and driven to the fair ground
where there WAS repetition OF the scene
At Captsin Johnston's house severa
badges were presented to NJ. Davis On
his daughters. These presents were mad
IN nail OF several military oISaulH@tlo
which are here, and the badges were Ver
beautiful. All bore conspicuous on the
face the Confederate flags. and printe
sentiments, Of which the folloW1n
from badge presented to M
Davis by the Young Mems Vetera
Association is an example: "While II
survivors of the Confederacy do honor
their chieftain, we, their sons, remeu
bering your fai hfulness and suferlr
for them, Join our hearts with theirs
gratitude, and together pledge you etel
nal love Our PRAYER is that God, WI
has ever been just, may still csre for 70
and, when the end comes, crown you WI
the glory that never fades in q cause Chi
never dies " When Mr.. Davis receive
this badge from the hands of Congress
msn Biount's son, the old Presidel
wept like child, and said: "My your
courtrymsn, am proud to know th
you hold In reverence the memory 81
principles of your father "
JACKsoN's SPEECH.
NEW YORK Oct. 27-A special TO q
Herald irum Macon, Gs., says: